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To: 2brasil who wrote (13372)	8/5/1998 2:36:00 PM
From: Gregg Powers	Respond to of 152472

Bruce and All: Couple of points. First...remember that royalties and diversity are good, so DSP shipping to Kyocera is a positive not a negative. Second, before people start jumping to too many conclusions, remember that Kyocera is a significant shareholder in DSP...one would suspect that this gave the company something of a leg up. Third, Ericsson has not shipped any commercial systems and not reported any revenue to date on its W-CDMA trials, therefore no patent infringement has yet taken place. Remember that I can do anything I want in my lab, and I can show the result to anybody I want, but the actionable event comes when I try to sell something that infringes. Best regards, Gregg

To: 2brasil who wrote (13372)	8/5/1998 2:38:00 PM
From: bananawind	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

all.... -VODAFONE: Vodafone announces UK's first operator trials of the wireless information superhighway Presswire - August 05, 1998 13:54 M2 PRESSWIRE-5 August 1998-VODAFONE: Vodafone announces UK's first operator trials of the wireless information superhighway (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Vodafone Limited, operator of the UK's most popular mobile telephone network, has today announced plans for the next stage of its; trials leading to deployment of a new mobile telephone network using standards based on the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). This system will be adopted around the world for third generation mobile telephony and will become the wireless superhighway. As well as allowing voice transmission, the data transmission abilities of the new technology will allow mobile phone users to use their handsets to access the internet and corporate intranets, to purchase goods, to send electronic pictures, to make videophone calls and to play video games. The British Government plans to licence UMTS technology during 1999 by holding an auction to licence the radio spectrum required to operate a network. Vodafone has already indicated that it intends to bid for a licence. Vodafone has been involved in the development of UMTS technology for over 10 years through a number of international bodies including the UMTS, Forum and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute which is currently developing the standards for UMTS. Earlier this year ETSI selected CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) as the radio technology for UMTS. The trials will be held in Newbury, England where Vodafone has its headquarters. Working with a number of partners and on different manufacturers' equipment, Vodafone will use its current GSM network as the backbone on which to trial CDMA radio technology and packet switched services across the Newbury area. The trials will assess a number, of technical issues and evaluate the performance of the new technology. They will also assist in finalising the standards for the new system. Commenting, David Channing Williams, Managing Director of Vodafone Limited, said: "These trials will keep Vodafone and the UK at the forefront of third generation mobile communications technology. Our base in Newbury is recognised as; a showcase in Europe for technical 'trials of this nature following the success of similar trials last year into the compatibility of GSM and CDMA technology. The next phase of these trials is expected to break new ground and will ensure that the UK is poised to lead Europe in the rapid commercial deployment of the wireless information superhighway. In particular, Vodafone plans to be the first operator to undertake trials of packet switching on a cellular network. By working with a number of suppliers for these trials, Vodafone will be able to select those most suitable to be our preferred suppliers when we place orders for UMTS equipment" CONTACT: Emma Terleske/Mike Caldwell, Vodafone Group Press Office Tel: +44 (0)7000 5001 00 M2 COMMUNICATIONS DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR INFORMATION PROVIDED WITHIN M2 PRESSWIRE. DATA SUPPLIED BY NAMED PARTY/PARTIES.